This Moment By Boland Eavan Analysis

A neighbourhood has a sense of security for everyone. A place where you live with your family and create beautiful memories. The connection a person creates with their family in their childhood house is very precious to them. In the 1994 poem “This moment” Boland Eavan is describing a similar “neighbourhood/ at dusk” (line 1-2). The speaker is creating a beautiful view of this area. The poem setting suggests that the area is quiet and peaceful which invites the readers into the poem and instantly tries to builds a connection. The speaker is describing multiple things in her poem which are very specific to the neighbourhood and then in the second part of the poem she starts to describe the “moment” (13) of a mother hugging a child. Reading the poem, at first, a reader might interpret that it is about nature. But, at a closer reading the poem is suggesting a different meaning. Eavan’s use of language and imagery in the poem shows the …show more content…
This tone in the poem is often associated with the relationship of a mother and kid. The speaker use of this information helps her convey the theme of the poem. The lullaby tone shows that the speaker wants the audience to feel the warmth of a mother through it. Eavan wants her readers to be engaged with this feeling which is why she keeps the repetition of the letter “s” in other stanzas. When she saw the moment she describes it by repeating the lines in the third stanza but in a different way. Eavan describes it by saying “stars rise/ moths flutter/ apples sweeten in the dark” (14-15). Eavan repeats the alliteration and the same words because she wants the readers to feel the importance of the “moment” (13). This lullaby-ish tone has a peaceful context to it which makes it comforting to listen to. Another reason for the continuous use of alliteration could be to show the connection of a mother with her child which is endless and never ends even “in the dark”